The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Israel Pereira & Marta Fernández at Malaga 2026: 1:02:17, 42nd of 842 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 97% of the field beaten on the runs, 75% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:33 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:20, was faster than 96% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Malaga gained about 1:52.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:50Running 1 3:48v median −1:08
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Block 02 5:59Running 2 3:53v median −1:16
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Block 03 8:11Running 3 4:17v median −1:06
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Block 04 6:43Running 4 4:09v median −1:15
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Block 05 8:52Running 5 4:20v median −1:10
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Block 06 5:27Running 6 4:00v median −1:26
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Block 07 7:05Running 7 4:05v median −1:24
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Block 08 7:59Running 8 4:05v median −1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:20
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 823
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 823 mixed teams who finished.